to the realm of the singular and handwritten original. Pierson diligently copies the first page of books-penned by Barbara Pym, Jean Rhys, Sister Wendy and Marilyn Monroe, among others-on 11 x 14 inch paper. Other projects Pierson's work is regularly commissioned for magazines and he has undertaken photography projects for several luxury fashion houses. Commissioned by the Italian luxury label Bottega Veneta, he photographed models Liya Kebede, Karmen Pedaru and Alexandre Cunha for the men and women's 2012 spring/summer ad campaign along Coconut Grove, Florida. For the project The Source, artist Doug Aitken filmed a conversation with Pierson, exploring the essence of his creative process. Collections Pierson's work is included in the collections of: the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Art market Pierson is represented by Xavier Hufkens, Thaddaeus Ropac, Regen Projects and Lisson Gallery (since 2022). References External links Official site 1960 births Living people American photographers Gay artists American LGBT photographers LGBT people from Massachusetts Massachusetts College of Art and Design alumni